Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	102	14
Mining & Quarrying	6	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	162	24
Chemicals & Allied Trades	386	206
Metal Manufacture	569	30
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	1,542	172
Vehicles	1,914	126
Other Metal Goods	110	19
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	89	13
Textiles	95	240
Leather & Fur	13	4
Clothing	144	459
Food, Drink & Tobacco	633	261
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	448	96
Paper & Printing	403	242
Other Manufacturing	313	225
Building & Contracting	1,969	83
Gas, Electricity & Water	841	106
Transport & Communication	3,888	516
Distributive Trades	3,311	2,569
Insurance, Banking & Finance	341	175
Public Administration & Defence	3,323	1,210
Professional Services	1,113	1,704
Miscellaneous Services	680	2,009
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	15	8

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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